
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1885 | 1208 | 936 | 1217 | 382 | 691 | 464 | 449 | 359 | 314 | 379 | 439 | 531 | 639 | 1680 | 1776 | 2398 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.65m | 6:35PM1.74m | 6:55AM1.64m | 7:18PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.34m | 12:25PM0.31m | 00:56AM0.34m | 1:12PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | SSW 15 | SE 12 |
1885 | 1208 | 936 | 1217 | 382 | 691 | 464 | 449 | 355 | 303 | 379 | 439 | 531 | 639 | 6 | 1776 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 17 | ENE 14 | SE 12 | NE 13 |
12 | 400 | 342 | 180 | 245 | 294 | 348 | 248 | 359 | 314 | 239 | 195 | 128 | 217 | 21 | 47 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | SE 13 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 15 | ENE 14 | SE 15 |
8 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 286 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 72 | 125 | 190 | 169 | 230 | 97 | 9 | 19 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 |
— | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 18 | 1680 | 414 | 2398 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 13 | 36 |
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